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Proverbs 28:15

Authority and leadership

13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

14 Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

16 The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

17 A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
KJV
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
WEB
As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.
ASV
[As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, [So is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.
DARBY
A roaring lion, and a ranging bear, is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
BLB
A roaring lion and a rushing bear, [is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.
ÅB
En brølende løve, en omfarende bjørn, slik er en ugudelig hersker over et fattig folk.
OTB
En ond hersker med makt over et fattig folk er som en brølende løve eller en angripende bjørn.
B1930
En brølende løve, en omfarende bjørn, slik er en ugudelig hersker over et fattig folk.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Peter 5:8

    Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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  • Matthew 2:16

    Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.

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  • Exodus 1:22

    And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

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  • Proverbs 19:12

    The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

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  • Proverbs 20:2

    The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

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  • 2 Kings 21:16

    Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.

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  • Exodus 1:14–16

    And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.

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  • 1 Samuel 22:17–19

    And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.

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